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It's time to move away from engagement as a key HR metric, given employees can be highly engaged even while their wellbeing suffers, a people leader says.

The Fair Work Commission has backed a major employer's decision to "make a stand" against foul language at work, but has found its processes fell short when it disciplined a swearing employee.

A major bank has simplified its HR services to remove pain points and enhance the employee experience, a people leader says.

Having a psychologically safe workplace has never been more important, and with mental health injuries on the rise, employers are being urged to take their resilience strategies to the next level.

An employee should have been given a "reality check" about his poor performance before he was dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding him compensation.

Four-day weeks have "gathered a lot of steam" during the pandemic, but not all organisations are setting themselves up for long-term success. In this Q&A, an expert discusses various approaches and the factors that hinder or enable them.

An employer did "everything humanly possible" to obtain an employee's vaccination status and was entitled to dismiss her after she repeatedly rebuffed its requests, the Fair Work Commission has found.

Communication and a clear strategy for inboarding can help smooth out obstacles when employees are internally promoted to leadership positions, a transitions specialist says.

An employer considered numerous complaints before finding a manager was "troublesome, dominating, difficult and possibly demanding", but its dismissal process was "egregious and flawed", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employee accused of inappropriate behaviour has failed to prove his proposed disciplinary action was "excessive" and motivated by "current PC opinions", with a commission finding he showed a "significant failure in judgment".